Ariosoma opistophthalmum
Ariosoma opistophthalmum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Congridae |
Genus: | Ariosoma |
Species: | A. opistophthalmum |
Binomial name | |
Ariosoma opistophthalmum (Ranzani, 1839) | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Ariosoma opistophthalmum is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by Camillo Ranzani in 1839, originally under the genus Conger.[4] It is a rare, non-migratory marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the southwestern Atlantic Ocean around Brazil, where it ranges from Bahia to São Paulo. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 110–600 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 27.2 centimetres.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ McCosker, J.; Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G. (2019). "Ariosoma opistophthalmum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199006A2549213. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199006A2549213.en. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ Synonyms of Ariosoma opistophthalmum at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Ariosoma opistophthalmum at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Ranzani, C. 1839 [ref. 18606] De novis speciebus piscium. Dissertatio prima. Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Instituti Bononiensis v. 4 [1840]: 65-83, Pls. 8-13.